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单词 bear down
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bear down

phrasal verb intransitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theybear down
he/she/itbears down
present participlebearing down
past tensebore down
past participleborne down
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    ​Americanto try very hard

    We need to bear down if we want to make this work.

    Synonyms and related words
    To try hard to do or get something
    try
    work
    strive
  2. 2
    to move quickly toward someone in a determined and threatening way
    bear down on:

    I could see a police car bearing down on us.

    Synonyms and related words
    To move, or to move something towards a place
    approach
    make for
    make toward
  3. 3
    to push or press downward

    It’s a natural instinct for a woman giving birth to bear down.

    bear down on:

    The structure is positioned to bear down on its supports.

    Synonyms and related words
    To press or squeeze something
    press
    squeeze
    rub

bear down

phrasal verb intransitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theybear down
he/she/itbears down
present participlebearing down
past tensebore down
past participleborne down
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way
    bear down on:

    I could see a police car bearing down on us.

    Synonyms and related words
    To move, or to move something towards a place
    approach
    make for
    make towards
  2. 2
    to push or press downwards

    It’s a natural instinct for a woman giving birth to bear down.

    bear down on:

    The structure is positioned to bear down on its supports.

    Synonyms and related words
    To press or squeeze something
    press
    squeeze
    depress
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